Washington State Department of Transportation closed the Carbon River Fairfax Bridge. Now parts of the Mount Rainier National ...

Washington State Department of Transportation closed State Route 165 Carbon River Fairfax Bridge after finding deterioration ...

Since 1899, Mount Rainier National Park, an enormous tract of 235,625 wild acres, has welcomed climbers, hikers, adventurers ...

Weather is a major factor in planning a visit to Mount Rainier. It can snow as early as ... Start your visit by picking up a map at one of the park's visitor centers. There is plenty of wildlife ...

“We have people planning to visit Mount Rainier from around the world who have to pay attention to this and might have their trip altered by this decision.” ...

This story appears in the May 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Washington’s Mount Rainier boasts the largest collection of glaciers on a single peak in the contiguous United States.

One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal system in 1899, shortly after its last eruption. Park status was the culmination of a long campaign by John ...